Tour Types

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River Cruise

Explore the world's most beautiful waterways.

Spotlights

Come to know your destination during a single-hotel stay.

Your Tour at a Glance

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Tour Activity Level

The activity level for this tour:

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At a very leisurely pace, this tour involves minimal physical activity, such as climbing some stairs, boarding a motorcoach, and walking from the hotel reception area to hotel rooms and dining areas.

This tour requires average physical activity. You should be in good health, able to climb stairs and walk reasonable distances, possibly over uneven ground and cobblestoned streets.

This tour includes moderate physical activity. The itinerary blends some longer days with shorter days and more leisure time. Walking tours, as well as walking slightly longer distances, up stairs or on uneven walking surfaces should be expected.

To truly experience the program and destination, you need to be able to participate in physical activities such as longer walking tours, walking over uneven terrain, climbing stairs and periods of standing. Some of the touring days may be longer, with select included activities occurring later in the evening.

This tour is very active, requiring participants to be physically fit to fully enjoy all the experiences. This itinerary has more strenuous activities which may include such things as: extensive walking tours, transfers over uneven and dusty terrain, high altitudes, early morning departures, late night activities, or extreme temperatures. All conditions do not apply to all days, so please read the itinerary carefully and speak to one of our travel counselors to determine if this tour is right for you. We recommend this program to individuals who are physically fit. Unfortunately, this tour is not appropriate for individuals who use either walkers or wheelchairs. If this trip is not ideally suited for you, our travel counselors can help determine the perfect trip for you.

Traveller Reviews

Sil (our leader) was extremely caring and took care of every problem. She was truly our "mother hen" and protected us!

Tour

Iguazu Falls was breathtaking! I also enjoyed "local experiences at the ranch we visited, local restaurants, and even a bar where we learned the Samba and witnessed the Tango.

04/25/2019

Service

All travel arrangements were taken care of . Worry free

Tour

The tour was spectacular .my favorite sights were Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro and Iguassu Falls in Argentina.

04/25/2019

Great customer service

Service

They responded well to my request to have documentation sent early as I was beginning my travels in January and everything arrived before I left. They contacted me with updates and reconfirmed my flight details. All the staffI spoke to were pleasant and helpful.

Tour

The tour included many memorable moments and was well organised and conducted. The hotels were of exceptional quality but were not in ideal locations for independent exploration of the area and you had to rely on the included or optional tours to see anything. Our tour manager Sil arranged everything well and provided additional assistance to enhance our experience. I would recommend this tour to anyone wanting to see the best of South America with only limited time.

03/09/2019

Amazing trip

Service

Great service. Every part of the trip was looked after for us.

Tour

All the tours were well chosen. The tour manager Sil was excellent in providing us info on what to expect each day on each tour so we could be prepared. She always had all our boarding passes ready for us for the internal flights and also took care of our check in at all the hotels. The hotel we were originally booked at in Rio sustained flooding damage before we arrived and she had us upgraded to the Copacabana Palace, the most expensive hotel in Rio! The tour has a very full itinerary each day. We only had 2 free afternoons so we extended our trip an extra 3 nights to visit Armação dos Búzios so we could have some relaxing beach time. Highly recommend visiting Buzios as it is a quaint little beach town that is quite different than busy Rio de Janeiro. Other than our time spent at Buzios the highlight of our trip would definitely be Iguazu Falls. What an amazing sight! Overall we were very impressed with our trip with Collette. We have never been on a guided tour vacation and weren't sure what to expect but we were pleasantly surprised at how much we enjoyed each tour. I would definitely recommend the highlights of South America tour!

03/07/2019

Good well paced trip

Service

This was our 3rd Collette trip. We like the company. Our trip to south America was good. The tour manager, Silvano was excellent as were the guides in each place we visited. The hotels - Sofitel in Buenos Aires, Bourbon in Iguazu and the best of all The Copacabana Palace in Rio. Speaking of which - we ended up there by accident. Frankly, Collette should charge a little more and always use that hotel. It is in a safe area, well loCATED WITH A SAFE AREA ON THE BEACH. Point of information - Tauck always uses this hotel. It really was a highlight . We also liked most of the sightseeing choices.. The last night dinner in Rio was a let down.. Food very average. Perhaps they should look for a replacement. There must be many.

Tour

Loved The Falls. Loved the behind the scenes tour of Carnival.

03/30/2018

Service

The tour was well arranged for and the overall guide, Solvino Fino was extraordinary in overseeing the trip.

Tour

I had a great time and the choice of sites to visit were well chosen.

04/27/2017

Great tour operator

Service

Great service. They catered to our every wish. The tour guide did everything to make the trip memorable.

Tour

Seeing Iguazu Falls from both sides was amazing. Truly unforgettable.

03/01/2017

Felt that guides & bus drivers were hired by Collette and their fees should...

Service

Felt that guides & bus drivers were hired by Collette and their fees should not have included tips. The trip had 4 extra guides plus bus drivers. The SoAmer. travel was costly without the added expense of tips.

Excellent holiday

Service

Excellent holiday, wonderful accommodation and tour guide Nacho was the best tour guide we have ever had.

11/30/2016

Wonders of South America Tour

Service

My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed our Wonders of South America Tour and would recommend Collette to our family and friends.
The tour was expertly run by our Tour Manager (Nacho) who 'went the extra mile' to ensure all his guests were satisfied.
We did experience some transportation issues including the late cancellation of our flight to Rio, however, Operations Manager Paul Palmer was able to re-book us onto a different flight at very short notice.
We would also add that next year (2017) this Tour operates a reverse itinerary (Santiago to Rio). As a result, the time spent in Chile will be so limited that it will be impossible to visit Valparaiso & Vina del Mar - 2 highlights of the country.
I feel that this is an error and ought to be rescheduled.

Tour

Whilst in Rio we were able to attend a football match in the famous Maracana Stadium.
However, the highlight of the Tour was the beautiful city of Buenos Aires.

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Notes

Due to flight schedules, a pre/post night may be required in some gateway cities (at an additional cost). Please enquire at time of reservation.

This tour includes moderate physical activity. The itinerary blends some longer days with shorter days and more leisure time. Walking tours, as well as walking slightly longer distances, up stairs or on uneven walking surfaces, should be expected.

The days and order of sightseeing may change to best utilise your time on tour.

Single accommodation are limited and are available on a first come, first served basis. Triple accommodation are not available.

To complete your tour, we include return airfaresport-to-hotel transfers when purchasing our airfare with your tour. If you have arranged for your own air, we are pleased to provide you the option of purchasing these transfers. Please note that all transfers will leave at pre-scheduled times.

Each guest is responsible for proper documentation and inoculations that may be required and/or recommended to participate on this tour. Please contact your local travel clinic or personal doctor for specific details on the destinations you are Travelling to and from.

Please be advised many airlines do not provide advance seat assignments until check-in at the airport. Advance seating will be subject to the airline's terms and conditions.

The internal flights on this program are included in the land price of your tour.

For travel to Brazil after June 17, 2019, a visa is no longer a requirement for entry for visits up to 90 days.